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Milwaukee Train fest 2024
In this blog post learn about my recent trip to Trainfest in Milwaukee!
Atlas ATSF Dash 840BW
Hi guys today I’ll be talking about my latest addition to my HO scale collection of locomotives, my Atlas Santa Fe Dash-840BW!!! I picked...
Amtrak St. Louis trip part 1
Hi guys welcome back, today I’m going to talk about my present for my 12th birthday, going on the Amtrak from Chicago to St. Louis!!!...
Metra DCC install
Hi guys, in todays post I’m going to show you how I upgraded my DC Ho scale Kato Metra F40PH to DCC sound. This install was quite simple...
Winter 2023 Christmas layout
Hi guys welcome back, sorry it has taken me so long to post I just didn't have the time. But today we're going to be talking about...
Lionel postwar Santa Fe F3A locomotive
Hi guys today where going to talk about a different type of train, a Lionel train. For those of you who don't know a Lionel train is 2x...
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
HELLO, Today I am going to tell you about the Chicago and Northwestern Railway. The Chicago and Northwestern Railway was first named the...
Metra train
Hello everybody today I'm going to talk about my HO scale Kato metra train set. This train set consists of two Kato metra bi level cab...
2023 Rail fanning in Tinley park!
Hello everybody today I'm going to talk about me rail fanning in Tinley park! Me and my other train buddy hangout together and go to the...
Bachmenn Union Pacific 4-8-4 steam locomotive
Hi guys today I'm going to talk about my HO scale Bachmenn Union pacifc 4-8-4 steam locomotive. I got this train about two years ago when...
Last years's Christmas train layout
Hello again friend's!! You have probably already saw my sneak peak on my new Christmas layout this year! BUT, did you know that this was...
Tinley Park 2022 Christmas Train Display Sneak Peak!!!!
HELLO FRIENDS! It has been a LONG time since I have posted, but don't fret, I have still been hard at work on my train layouts! This year...
BNSF GP40, Train Talk
Today we will be talking about my HO scale GP40 BNSF! In real life this train was a EMD type. It was made for many railways, including...
C&O 614t
FUN FACTS The 614 was made by Lima locomotive works. This train is a steam train and it runs on water and coal. This train runs for the...
The Union Pacific 8444 steam train
The 8444 train FUN FACTS: The 8444 trains has been to 2 rail fairs. One was in Sacramento, California. The 8444 train went with another...
iron mountain Milwaukee road
I got this train from santa. I love it. It comes with a F7 EMD locomotive. It has a lot of cool train cars. It comes with a full circle...
Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad Trip
When I was went to the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad on my 7th Birthday I met a really nice man and showed me around the train yard and...
At the Chicago History Museum
So one day my auntie Erin took me to the Chicago History Museum and we entered this room and the first thing I saw was a big train car. I...
All aboard the Fulton Express
One day in class, I noticed that the school had all these interesting clubs, it had Student council, Earth Angel, Dinosaur Discovery Club...





